This weekend, Friday 25th November 2022, there are 7 new films released in the UK and where available looking to hit the box office chart, but can they challenge last weekends top movie, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, for the number 1 spot?

Check out other new releases from around the world.

• She Said
• Disenchanted
• Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
• Three Day Millionaire
• Strange World
• Matilda: The Musical
• Bones and All

She Said

• The movie is directed by Maria Schrader, it is the directors 3rd movie.
• Maria Schrader also directed The Giraffe in 1998.
• It stars Carey Mulligan who also starred in The Greatest (2009).
• The film also stars Zoe Kazan who was last seen in The Kindness of Strangers (2019).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Disenchanted

• The movie is directed by Adam Shankman, it is the directors 12th movie.
• Adam Shankman also directed What Men Want in 2019 which grossed £2.8 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Amy Adams who also starred in The Last Run (2004).
• The film also stars Alan Tudyk who was last seen in Encanto (2021).
• This movie is released on streaming platforms.

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

• The movie is directed by Rian Johnson, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Rian Johnson also directed Looper in 2012 which grossed £10.1 Mil. in the UK.
• It stars Daniel Craig who also starred in The Golden Compass (2007).
• The film also stars Edward Norton who was last seen in The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Three Day Millionaire

• The movie is from director Jack Spring.
• This movie is a directorial debut.
• It stars Colm Meaney who also starred in Come See the Paradise (1990).
• The film also stars Jonas Armstrong who was last seen in Edge of Tomorrow (2014).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Strange World

• The movie is directed by Don Hall and Qui Nguyen, it is the directors 5th movie.
• Don Hall and Qui Nguyen also directed Raya and the Last Dragon in 2021 which grossed £755.6K in the UK and grossed $130.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Jake Gyllenhaal who also starred in Southpaw (2015).
• The film also stars Alan Tudyk who was last seen in Encanto (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Matilda: The Musical

• The movie is directed by Matthew Warchus, it is the directors 4th movie.
• Matthew Warchus also directed Simpatico in 1999 and grossed $1.3 Mil. globally.
• It stars Andrea Riseborough who also starred in The Electrical Life of Louis Wain (2021).
• The film also stars Stephen Graham who was last seen in Boiling Point (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Bones and All

• The movie is directed by Luca Guadagnino, it is the directors 7th movie.
• Luca Guadagnino also directed Challengers in 2023.
• It stars Taylor Russell who also starred in Escape Room: Tournament of Champions (2021).
• The film also stars Timothée Chalamet who was last seen in Don't Look Up (2021).
• This movie is released in movie theatres.
• The BBFC UK age rating is

Check back on Monday to see what new movies made it onto the Weekend Box Office Chart.

Next week there are 2 new movies released

• Violent Night - Friday, 2nd December
• Cbeebies Panto: Dick Whittington and His Cat - Friday, 2nd December

The Steven Spielberg directed biopic The Fabelmans has been given a 12A age rating in the UK for racism, brief moderate violence, drug misuse, infrequent strong language.

The movie stars Michelle Williams who was most recently seen in Venom: Let There Be Carnage and has previously starred in The Greatest Showman and Paul Dano aho has appeared most recently in The Batman and is also known for Looper.

The movie is directed by veteran director Stephen Spielberg who has directed many many movie including ET The Extra Terrestrial and Raiders of the Lost Ark to name a few.

Movie Synopsis

Young Sammy Fabelman falls in love with movies after his parents take him to see "The Greatest Show on Earth". Armed with a camera, Sammy starts to make his own films at home, much to the delight of his supportive mother.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: The Fabelmans
• BBFC age rating: 12A Certificate
• Reason: racism, brief moderate violence, drug misuse, infrequent strong language
• Release date: 27th January 2023
• Runtime: 151 minutes (2 hour 31 minutes)
• Directed by:
  • Steven Spielberg
• Starring:
  • Michelle Williams
  • Paul Dano
  • Seth Rogen

BBFC movie page

The sequel movie Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery has been given a 12A age rating in the UK for infrequent strong language, moderate sex references, violence, drug misuse. The movie stars Daniel Craig who reprises his role of Benoit Blanc from the original Knives Out movie and of course is famous for portraying James Bond in movies like No Time To Die, the movie also stars Edward Norton who was last seen in The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun.

The movie is once again directed and written by Rian Johnson who has also directed Star Wars The Last Jedi and Looper.

Movie Synopsis

Tech billionaire Miles Bron invites his friends for a getaway on his private Greek island. When someone turns up dead, Detective Benoit Blanc is put on the case.

BBFC certificate breakdown.

• Title: Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
• BBFC age rating: 12A Certificate
• Reason: infrequent strong language, moderate sex references, violence, drug misuse
• Release date: 24th November 2022
• Runtime: 140 minutes (2 hour 20 minutes)
• Directed by:
  • Rian Johnson
• Starring:
  • Daniel Craig
  • Edward Norton
  • Janelle Monae

BBFC movie page

Its taken 35 years to produce a sequel to one of the greatest sci-fi movies of all time and Blade Runner 2049 does what its predecessor couldn't and tops the box office.

Its hard to draw comparisons when there is such a gap between two parts but Blade Runner was considered a flop on release and only later was considered a classic, although not setting the box office alight as expected the sequel does manage a £6 million debut.

The reviews and the anticipation should have perhaps demanded a £10 million plus opening, but perhaps the long running time and stylised cinematography put people off.

Falling to number 2 after 2 weeks on top is Kingsman The Golden Circle which still manages a very respectable £2.1 million.

This brings the films total to date to £19.4 million, this means the film has in 3 weeks outgrossed the originals 9 week gross of £16 million.

Also new this week is The Mountain Between Us at number 4 with £0.7 million and the event feature Nora from the Met Opera (Norma Met Opera 2017) at number 7.

For the first time in 8 weeks there is a new highest total grossing movie, although it is Despicable Me 3 which is also the longest running film with 15 weeks, it has grossed £47 million.

Historical Charts

A year ago - The Girl on the train starring Emily Blunt was the top film making its debut while Bridget Jones's Baby fell to number 2.

Five years ago - Making its debut at the top was Taken 2 starring Liam Neeson while Looper fell to number 2 after a week on top.

Ten years ago - Ben still starred in the Heartbreak Kid which debuted at number 1 while Run Fatboy Run fell from the top after 4 weeks at the top.

Fifteen years ago - Disneys Lilo and Stitch took over at the top while signs fell to number 3 after 3 weeks at the top.

Twenty years ago - The Full Monty spent its 6th week at the top while the top new film was Volcano starring Tommy Lee Jones at number 2.

Twenty five years ago - Patriot Games spent its second weekend at the top while the return on the Carry On films after 14 years away was the top new film at 2.

Lucasfilms and Disney have today firmed up some more details on their forth coming Star Wars films.

The first spin off film, directed by Gareth Edwards is called Rogue One and will be released worldwide on December 16th 2016.

Star Wars Episode VIII will be released May 26th 2017, not long after the previous Star Wars film.

Here is the full press release courtesy of starwars.com

ROGUE ONE IS THE FIRST STAR WARS STAND-ALONE FILM, RIAN JOHNSON TO WRITE AND DIRECT STAR WARS: EPISODE VIII THE TITLE FOR DIRECTOR GARETH EDWARDS' STAND-ALONE MOVIE, FEATURING ACTRESS FELICITY JONES, IS REVEALED, AND RIAN JOHNSON IS CONFIRMED FOR STAR WARS: EPISODE VIII -- COMING TO theatres MAY 26, 2017.

"Always in motion is the future," Yoda said. The future of the Star Wars cinematic galaxy, however, is taking shape.

This morning at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, across the street from Lucasfilm, Disney chairman and CEO Bob Iger hosted a shareholder meeting where he announced news regarding the first Star Wars stand-alone movie as well as Star Wars: Episode VIII.

Rogue One is the title for the first film in a unique series of big-screen adventures that explores the characters and events beyond the core Star Wars saga. Rogue One will be directed by Gareth Edwards (Monsters, Godzilla) and written by Oscar nominee Chris Weitz (Cinderella, About a Boy, Antz). The first actress cast is Felicity Jones, who garnered an Academy Award nomination and critical acclaim for her performance in The Theory of Everything. The idea for the story of Rogue One came from John Knoll, an Academy Award-winning visual effects supervisor and chief creative officer at Industrial Light & Magic. He will executive produce along with Simon Emanuel (The Dark Knight Rises, Fast & Furious 6) and Jason McGatlin (Tintin, War of the Worlds). Kathleen Kennedy and Tony To (Band of Brothers, The Pacific) are on board to produce and John Swartz (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) will co-produce. The film starts shooting this summer in London and is due for release on December 16, 2016.

In addition, Iger confirmed that Rian Johnson will write and direct Star Wars: Episode VIII. The film, which continues the saga after the events of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, is set for release on May 26, 2017 - forty years and a day after the release of Star Wars: A New Hope in 1977. Johnson is widely considered one of cinema's most gifted young filmmakers, having directed the modern sci-fi classic, Looper, as well as Brick and The Brothers Bloom. He was also behind the camera for three episodes of the critically-acclaimed TV series Breaking Bad, including "Ozymandias," which series creator Vince Gilligan named as the best instalment of the show. Kathleen Kennedy and Ram Bergman, producer of Looper, Don Jon, Brick, and The Brothers Bloom, are on board to produce.